Week 2 Day 3

 Wednesday, May 18

This morning we woke up and started our food prep, which consisted of lots of veggie cutting - broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, celery, and bell peppers! Our meal today was veggie stirfry, which we sort of winged. We made this meal last week, but today we added chicken to mix it up. It tasted really good, and the youth enjoyed it a lot. Our brownies were a huge hit, and when we were at Spectrum we ended up serving sundaes with all the toppings!! The brownie crumbles went perfectly with ice cream. Brigit is our supervisor at Spectrum, but yesterday she was not there. We took over yesterday, which was a big deal. Everything went really well and we had some really wonderful conversations with the youth <3. 




The opioid epidemic is a serious national crisis that affects public health/ economic health. Opioid overdoses are fatal, and sadly very common. Narcan can quickly reverse an overdose if administered correctly. We met with Jess from Safe Recovery to be trained in how to use Narcan; Lucy and I both now know what to do in the case of an opioid overdose. Safe Recovery "is Vermont's first and largest community-based naloxone distribution site. We have distributed over 20,000 doses of Narcan which represents over 70 percent of the state's overdose rescue kits" ( Howard Center). This organization is a game-changer, providing Narcan to the community - which is often hard to access. I feel so grateful to have been able to learn what to do in such a scary moment. 

Check out the Howard Center: Howard center

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